8:30 – 9:30 Registration, VMU Small Hall, 28 S. Daukanto Str.
9:30 – 10:00 Opening Address: Prof. Nemira Mačianskienė, Chair of the Conference
10:00 – 11:00
PLENARY SESSION I
VMU Small Hall, 28 S. Daukanto Str.
Moderators: Roma Kriaučiūnienė & Sigitas Lūžys
Prof. ROBERT PHILLIPSON
Copenhagen Business School, Denmark
11:00 – 11:30 Coffee break, 28 S. Daukanto Str.
11:30 – 12:30
PLENARY SESSION II
VMU Small Hall, 28 S. Daukanto Str.
Moderators: Daina Kazlauskaitė & Sigitas Lūžys
Prof. MANUEL CÉLIO CONCEIÇÃO
University of Algarve, Faro, Portugal
President of the European Language Council (CEL/ELC)
HIGHER EDUCATION LINGUISTIC LANDSCAPE AND SOCIETAL CHALLENGES: SUSTAINABLE PERSPECTIVES FOR REAL EVIDENCES
12:30 – 14:00 Lunch break
PARALLEL PRESENTATION SESSION
23 V. Putvinskio Str.
14:00-15:40
Section 1
LANGUAGE POLICY
Room 310
Moderators: Michael Lönz & Vilma Bijeikienė
Section 2
LANGUAGE EDUCATION IN MULTILINGUAL AND MULTICULTURAL ENVIRONMENT
Room 311
Moderators: Stefano M. Lanza & Daiva Pundziuvienė
Section 3
CHALLENGES FOR CULTURE AND IDENTITY
Room 312
Moderators: Servet Çelik & Jurgita Cvilikaitė
Section 4
ISSUES IN BILINGUALISM
Room 313
Moderators: Vytenis Končius & Nemira Mačianskienė
14:00-14:20
University of the Basque Country, Spain
14:00-14:20
The University of the West Indies, Trinidad and Tobago
14:00-14:20
BILINGUALISM AND ITS ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGE
Charles University in Prague, the Czech Republic
14:20-14:40
ATTITUDES TO GLOBALIZING ENGLISH IN LITHUANIAN DIGITAL MEDIA
Vytautas Magnus University, Lithuania
14:20-14:40
THE INFORMAL SCIENTIFIC TALK: CORPUS-BASED FINDINGS AND APPLICATIONS FOR DATA-DRIVEN LEARNING
Natalia Morgoun, Elena Kozharskaya
Lomonosov Moscow State University, Russia
14:20-14:40
Karadeniz Technical University, Turkey
14:20-14:40
BILINGUALISM IN UKRAINE: VALUE OR CHALLENGE?
Ferenc Rákóczi II Transcarpathian Hungarian Institute, Ukraine
Ferenc Rákóczi II Transcarpathian Hungarian Institute and University of Pannonia, Hungary
14:40-15:00
THE STRATEGY OF "SOFT POWER" IN CONTEXT OF CONTEMPORARY GEOPOLITICAL CHANGES
Moscow State Linguistic University, Russia
14:40-15:00
SOME ASPECTS OF TEACHING LATIN FOR MEDICAL PURPOSES IN ENGLISH SPEAKING ENVIRONMENT
Medical University Plovdiv, Bulgaria
14:40-15:00
Baranovichi State University, the Republic of Belarus
14:40-15:00
MASS BILINGUALISM IN THE USSR AND IN THE EU: A SOCIOLINGUISTIC COMPARISON
Vilniaus kolegija, University of Applied Sciences, Lithuania
15:00-15:20
LANGUAGE POLICY AND ORTHOGRAPHY – DEBATE IN EASTERN INDIA AND BANGLADESH
University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
15:00-15:20
INVESTIGATING THE ROLE OF METACOGNITIVE AWARENESS IN UNIVERSITY STUDIES
Jolita Šliogerienė, Marjan Masoodi
Mykolas Romeris University, Lithuania
15:00-15:20
University of Leicester, the United Kingdom
15:20-15:40
POLITICAL CHANGES‘ INFLUENCE ON LANGUAGE POLICY IN SPAIN
Vytautas Magnus University, Lithuania
15:20-15:40
THE INTEGRATION OF PROBLEM-SOLVING ACTIVITIES INTO THE EFL CLASSROOM
Evelina Jaleniauskienė
Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania
15:20-15:40
Adekunle Ajasin University, Nigeria
VIRTUAL PRESENTATIONS
3rd floor, 23 V. Putvinskio Str.
15:30 – 16:00
UŽSIENIO KALBŲ MOKYMO/SI TURINIO TOBULINIMO GALIMYBĖS VILNIAUS KOLEGIJOJE
Jūratė Helsvig, Viktorija Prapraitė
University of Applied Sciences, Vilnius, Lithuania
INTEGRATING E-LEARNING ACTIVITIES INTO THE BLENDED ESP COURSE IN A TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY
Transport and Telecommunication Institute, Latvia
USING ONLINE COMPUTER GAMES IN A MULTILINGUAL AND MULTICULTURAL CLASSROOM. A CASE STUDY
7th Primary School of Orestiada, Greece
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
POSTER SESSION
3rd floor, 23 V. Putvinskio Str.
15:30 – 16:00
TEACHING GRAMMAR FOR COMMUNICATION: CHALLENGES FOR ESL TEACHERS AT TERTIARY LEVEL
Edita Bartnikaitė, Ramunė Ilgūnaitienė
Vytautas Magnus University, Lithuania
STUDENTS’ ATTITUDES TOWARDS ACTIVE LEARNER ENGAGEMENT IN ESP CLASSES
Vilma Bijeikienė, Nemira Mačianskienė
Vytautas Magnus University, Lithuania
EMPLOYING VIRTUAL FORUM ACTIVITIES AS A TOOL OF FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT: IMPLEMENTING FAB PRINCIPLES
Vytautas Magnus University, Lithuania
FAB: USING FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT IN THE LANGUAGE CLASSROOM
Vytautas Magnus University, Lithuania
Vigilija Žiūraitė, Vilma Bijeikienė & Jurgita Šerniūtė
Vytautas Magnus University, Lithuania
15:30 – 16:00 Coffee break, 28 S. Daukanto Str.
PARALLEL PRESENTATION SESSION
23 V. Putvinskio Str.
16:00 – 17:20
LANGUAGE EDUCATION IN MULTILINGUAL AND MULTICULTURAL ENVIRONMENT
CHALLENGES FOR CULTURE AND IDENTITY
Section 5
FRENCH language
Room 310
Moderators: Beatrice Boufoy-Bastick & Liudmila Dulksnienė
Section 6
GERMAN language
Room 311
Moderators: Michael Lönz & Jūratė Andriuškevičienė
Section 7
LITHUANIAN language
Room 312
Moderators: Jurgita Macijauskaitė-Bonda & Sigitas Lūžys
Section 8
Room 313
Moderators: Angelica Peccini & Violeta Kalėdaitė
16:00-16:20
The University of the West Indies, Trinidad and Tobago
16:00-16:20
DIE SCHWIERIGKEITEN DES DES LERNENS IM INTERKULTURELLEN DAF-UNTERRICHT
Gintarė Gelūnaitė-Malinauskienė
Vytautas Magnus University, Lithuania
16:00-16:20
VOCES BARBARAE K. SEMENAVIČIAUS VEIKALE „DIDYSIS ARTILERIJOS MENAS“
Vytautas Magnus University, Lithuania
16:00-16:20
Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania
16:20-16:40
LE MULTILINGUISME DANS LES ENTERPRISES PRIVÉES ENLITUANIE
Vytautas Magnus University, Lithuania
16:20-16:40
Vytautas Magnus University, Lithuania
16:20-16:40
Ferenc Rákóczi II. Transcarpathian Hungarian Institute, Ukraine
16:40-17:00
Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania
16:40-17:00
VOKIEČIŲ, ANTROSIOS UŽSIENIO KALBOS, MOKYMO(-SI) YPATUMAI VILNIAUS KOLEGIJOJE
Vilniaus kolegija, University of Applied Sciences, Lithuania
16:40-17:00
DIALECT USE IN MIGRATION AND MULTILINGUAL SCENARIOS: BUILDING IDENTITIES IN DIASPORA
Vytautas Magnus University, Lithuania
17:00-17:20
Vytautas Magnus University, Lithuania
POSTER PRESENTATIONS
3rd floor, 23 V. Putvinskio Str.
15:30 – 16:00
LA PERSPECTIVE ACTIONNELLE EN PRATIQUE
Jūratė Andriuškevičienė, Daina Kazlauskaitė, Lina Danutė Zutkienė
Vytautas Magnus University, Lithuania
DĖSTYTOJO/MOKYTOJO VAIDMUO, RENGIANT BESIMOKANČIUOSIUS PRANCŪZŲ KALBOS DELF/DALF EGZAMINAMS
Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Lithuania
Vytautas Magnus University, Lithuania
PATARLIŲ IR PRIEŽODŽIŲ PANAUDOJIMAS ISPANŲ KALBOS PASKAITOSE
Rima Sabaliauskienė, Vigilija Žiūraitė
Vytautas Magnus University, Lithuania
THE LINGUISTIC DEVELOPMENT AND NEEDS OF MIGRANT CHILDREN: A CASE STUDY
Boston English Academy/ Boston Lithuanian Supplementary School, the United Kingdom
Vytautas Magnus University, Lithuania
APPRENTISSAGE PAR LES TÂCHES EN CLASSE DES LANGUES
Daina Kazlauskaitė, Jūratė Andriuškevičienė
Vytautas Magnus University, Lithuania
Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Lithuania
TARPDISCIPLINIŠKUMO ASPEKTAI PROFESINĖS KALBOS MOKYMOSI PROCESE AUKŠTOJOJE MOKYKLOJE
Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Lithuania
Julija Grigaitytė, Vaida Stubraitė
University of Applied Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania
UŽSIENIO KALBOS KOMPETENCIJŲ ĮTAKA PROFESINEI KARJERAI: STUDENTŲ POŽIŪRIS
Vida Čepulkauskienė, Reda Vegelevičiūtė
University of Applied Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania
CHALLENGES TO PROFICIENCY DEVELOPMENT IN ESP: WHAT IS THE ROLE OF CEFR?
Almantė Meškauskienė, Vilma Bijeikienė
Vytautas Magnus University, Lithuania
17:30 Guided tour to the Old Town
19:00 Conference dinner
8:30 – 9:00 Registration, VMU Small Hall, 28 S. Daukanto Str.
9:00 – 10:00
PLENARY SESSION III
VMU Small Hall, 28 S. Daukanto Str.
Moderators: Vilma Bijeikienė & Sigitas Lūžys
10:00 – 10:30 Coffee break, 28 S. Daukanto Str.
10:30 – 11:30
PLENARY SESSION IV
VMU Small Hall, 28 S. Daukanto Str.
Moderators: Vilma Bijeikienė & Sigitas Lūžys
11:30 – 13:00 Lunch break
PARALLEL PRESENTATION SESSIONS
23 V. Putvinskio Str.
13:00-14:20
Section 1
LANGUAGE POLICY
Room 310
Moderators: Beáta Fábián & Mindaugas Norkevičius
Section 2
LANGUAGE EDUCATION IN MULTILINGUAL AND MULTICULTURAL ENVIRONMENT
Presentations in LITHUANIAN
Room 311
Moderators: Jūratė Patackaitė & Inga Savickienė
Section 3
LESS WIDELY TAUGHT LANGUAGES
Room 312
Moderators: Vilmantė Liubinienė & Hristo Kyuchukov
13:00-13:20
VALUES AND ATTITUDES OF NORDIC LANGUAGE TEACHERS TOWARDS SECOND LANGUAGE EDUCATION
Christina von Post, Dalarna University, Sweden
Helge Räihä, Örebro University, Sweden
Vilmantė Liubinienė, Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania
13:20-13:40
THE LINGUISTIC LANDSCAPE IN A TRANSCARPATHIAN MULTILNGUAL SMALL TOWN (NAGYSZŐLŐS/VINOGRADOVO)
Pannon University, Hungary
13:20-13:40
MOKYTI ISPANŲ KALBOS VIDURINĖJE MOKYKLOJE: ISPANŲ KALBOS MOKYTOJO GALIMYBĖS IR IŠŠŪKIAI
Vytautas Magnus University, Lithuania
13:20-13:40
TURKISH AS A MOTHER TONGUE IN GERMAN BILINGUAL CONTEXT
Magdeburg-Stendal University of Applied Sciences, Germany
13:40-14:00
MANAGING INTERCULTURAL CONTACTS THROUGH TRANSLATION AS PART OF SLOVENE LANGUAGE POLICY
University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
13:40-14:00
VILNIAUS KOLEGIJOS STUDENTŲ UŽSIENIO KALBŲ PASIRINKIMO MOTYVAI IR JŲ DINAMIKA (2012–2017 m.)
Violeta Žemaitienė, Jūratė Patackaitė, Halina Klupšienė
University of Applied Sciences, Vilnius, Lithuania
13:40-14:00
JOYS AND TROUBLES OF LEARNING LITHUANIAN AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE
Vytautas Magnus University, Lithuania
14:00-14:20
University of Hyderabad, India
14:00-14:20
Jūratė Helsvig, Jūratė Patackaitė, Violeta Žemaitienė
University of Applied Sciences, Vilnius, Lithuania
14:00-14:20
Universidad de Alicante, Spain
VIRTUAL PRESENTATIONS
3rd floor, 23 V. Putvinskio Str.
14:20 – 15:00
Ferenc Rákóczi II. Transcarpathian Hungarian Institute, Ukraine
THE ROLE OF THE WELSH LANGUAGE IN HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS IN WALES
Medical University - Plovdiv, Bulgaria
ETHNIC CATEGORIES IN THE EVERYDAY DISCOURSE OF THE INHABITANTS OF BEREGSZÁSZ
Ferenc Rákóczi II. Transcarpathian Hungarian Institute, Ukraine
14:20 – 15:00 Coffee break, 23 V. Putvinskio Str.
PARALLEL PRESENTATION SESSIONS
23 V. Putvinskio Str.
15:00-16:20
Section 5
NON-FORMAL AND INFORMAL DEVELOPMENT OF PLURILINGUAL COMPETENCE
Room 310
Moderators: Maja Jankowska & Vigilija Žiūraitė
Section 6
ISSUES IN TRANSLATION IN MULTILINGUAL ENVIRONMENT
Room 311
Moderators: Sigita Rackevičienė & Aušra Jankauskaitė
Section 7
LITERATURE AND MULTILINGUALISM
Room 312
Moderators: Manfred Malzahn & Moreno Bonda
15:00-15:20
University of Bedfordshire, Luton, the United Kingdom
15:00-15:20
A CALEDONIAN CACOPHONY: LANGUAGES AND LITERATURES OF SCOTLAND
United Arab Emirates University, United Arab Emirates
15:20-15:40
University of Padua, Italy
15:20-15:40
TRANSLATION OF THE EU ENGLISH TERMINOLOGY INTO LITHUANIAN AND FRENCH
Oksana Smirnova, Sigita Rackevičienė
Mykolas Romeris University, Lithuania
15:20-15:40
BELLYBABLE: NON-HUMAN MULTILINGUALISM IN EUROPEAN LITERATURE
Moreno Bonda, Jurgita Macijauskaitė-Bonda
Vytautas Magnus University, Lithuania
15:40-16:00
WRITING FELLOWS: DEVELOPING PLURILISTIC COMPETENCY AS A PEER WRITING TUTOR
Nazarbayev University, Kazakhstan
15:40-16:00
INFLUENCE OF PLURILINGUALISM IN ESP CLASSROOM ON TECHNICAL TERMINOLOGY TRANSLATION
Latvia University of Agriculture, Latvia
15:40-16:00
FOR AND AGAINST THE POWER: EXAMPLES OF MULTILINGUALISM AS A POLITICAL ACT IN ITALIAN LITERATURE
Vilnius University, Lithuania
16:00-16:20
ANALYSIS OF HUMOUR IN TV SERIES FRIENDS AND ITS TRANSLATION INTO LITHUANIAN
Julija Korostenskienė, Miglė Pakrosnytė
Vilnius University, Lithuania
16:00-16:20
COMPOUND TERMS IN ENGLISH AND LITHUANIAN LEGAL ACTS ON MIGRATION POLICY
Olga Ušinskienė, Sigita Rackevičienė
Mykolas Romeris University, Lithuania
16:00-16:20
MULTIMODAL NATURE OF CONTEMPORARY OPERA
Vilnius University Kaunas Faculty, Lithuania
Aleksandras Stulginskis University, Lithuania
VIRTUAL PRESENTATIONS
3rd floor, 23 V. Putvinskio Str.
14:20 – 15:00
INCONGRUITY OF CIVIL LAW TERMS UNDER POLISH AND BRITISH LEGAL SYSTEMS
University of Warsaw, Poland
THE ROLE OF TRANSLATION IN LANGUAGE REVITALIZATION
National Distance Education University, Madrid, Spain
CREATIVITY AND CODESWITCHING ON THE LANGUAGE USE OF THE HUNGARIAN MINORITY OF UKRAINE
Ferenc Rákóczi II. Transcarpathian Hungarian Institute, Ukraine
WHAT DOES IT MEAN A BILINGUAL SCHOOL FOR MINORITY LANGUAGES LIKE NASA YUWE OR BASQUE?
UPV /EHU – University of the Basque Country, Spain
POSTER PRESENTATIONS
3rd floor, 23 V. Putvinskio Str.
14:20 – 15:00
NAMES: TO TRANSLATE OR NOT TO TRANSLATE?
Ligita Judickaitė-Pašvenskienė
Vytautas Magnus University, Lithuania
LANGUAGE ISSUES IN AMY WALDMAN’S NOVEL THE SUBMISSION
Vytautas Magnus University, Lithuania
16:30 – 17:00 Closing ceremony, Room 310, 23 V. Putvinskio Str.
17:30 – 19:00 Visit to M. K. Čiurlionis National Museum of Art
Contact person: Jurgita Šerniūtė, mob. +37061922399
Institute of Foreign Languages, Vytautas Magnus University, K. Donelaičio str. 52, 44244, Kaunas, Lithuania, Теl. +370 37 327845
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